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Energy & offshore tender calendar 2026–2028

Tender, licensing and allocation rounds for offshore wind, grids, oil and gas, CCS and hydrogen, worldwide, as officially scheduled. Dates as published by the authority named; checked on 8 Oct 2026; changes are common — always check the source.

Official schedules only. A round announced without dates is listed as announced, with “not published” where the authority has given no date. This is not a complete list of every round in every country.

Add to calendar (.ics)Real dates only; quarters are left out of the file.

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North Sea & NW Europe
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4UK Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2)UK Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2)United Kingdomdates outside 2026–2028, see the entryUK second carbon storage licensing ro…UK second carbon storage licensing roundUnited KingdomWindow: 9 Dec 2025 – 24 Mar 2026Germany CO2 contracts for difference…Germany CO2 contracts for difference (Klimaschutzvertraege), bidding round 2026GermanyWindow: 5 May 2026 – 9 Sep 2026today · 12 Oct 2026

Each region opens and closes. A period the source gives only as a quarter, half year or year is drawn hollow across that period. Rows link to the entry below.

North Sea & NW Europe

Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and France: official schedules only. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced. Grid and HVDC award rounds appear only where the TSO or regulator has published a schedule; most have not.

CCS & hydrogenclosed

UK Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2)

United Kingdom · UK Hydrogen Production Business Model allocation rounds

Window
closes 19 Apr 2024
Award expected
not published
Authority
DESNZ
Capacity / scope
not published

Shortlist of 27 electrolytic projects published 7 April 2025; the July 2025 market update expected awards in early 2026; no award announcement found on the gov.uk HAR2 pages on the check date.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

CCS & hydrogenclosed

UK second carbon storage licensing round

United Kingdom · NSTA carbon storage licensing

Window
9 Dec 2025 – 24 Mar 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)
Capacity / scope
14 areas; up to 2 Gt CO2 storage potential

Applications closed 24 March 2026; NSTA aims to award licences in early 2027; five areas in Scottish and nine in English waters.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

CCS & hydrogenclosed

Germany CO2 contracts for difference (Klimaschutzvertraege), bidding round 2026

Germany · CO2-Differenzvertraege / Klimaschutzvertraege

Window
5 May 2026 – 9 Sep 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
BMWE
Capacity / scope
not published

Bidding ran 5 May to 9 September 2026 for participants of the preceding preparatory procedure; CCU/CCS technologies eligible; the ministry reports 21 bids; no award date published.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

After an award: the usual order of work

General sequence, not a forecast for any round listed here.

  • Offshore wind. Site award → developer's engineering and contracting → fabrication of foundations, cables and turbines → offshore installation → commissioning.
  • Grid & HVDC. Framework or platform award → detailed engineering → fabrication of jackets, topsides and cables → transport and installation → commissioning.
  • Oil & gas licensing. Licence award → seismic and exploration drilling → appraisal → field development decision → engineering, fabrication and installation, if a discovery is developed.
  • CCS & hydrogen. Support or licence award → final investment decision → engineering → construction → commissioning.